Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Diamanda Galás (person) 2 — A brilliant but frightening female performance artist and musician.

I Want You (album) 2 — Album by Marvin Gaye criticized for being too lovey-dovey and soft by a poster seeking scumbag musician recommendations.

The Conversation (film) 2 — Film by Francis Ford Coppola described as the poster's favorite movie ever.

Violentacrez (person) 2 — A controversial Reddit user known for moderating inappropriate subreddits, referenced in a parody of Martin Niemöller's ...

Supreme Court (place) 2 — The highest court in the United States, discussed in terms of the justices' ceremonial robes as a humbling force.

Rules of Attraction (book) 2 — A novel by Bret Easton Ellis read by the poster in high school, also adapted into a film described as 'bizarre.'

Imperial Bedrooms (book) 2 — A novel by Bret Easton Ellis that the poster read in high school and enjoyed.

Juliana Huxtable (person) 2 — Artist, writer, DJ and performer known for work exploring identity and electronic music.

Intuitive Eating (concept) 2 — A dietary approach dismissed by the poster as 'dumb snakeshit' inferior to 24-hour fasting for weight management.

Baldur's Gate 3 (film) 2 — Video game mentioned for players being obsessed with the character Astarion

Dragon Age (film) 2 — Video game series mentioned in context of people being romantically obsessed with fictional characters

Robert Desnos (person) 2 — French poet arrested for Resistance activities who allegedly read palms in Buchenwald before execution, discussed in rel...

Robert Hass (person) 2 — Author who wrote about Robert Desnos and Surrealism's transformative power in concentration camps.

Anne of Green Gables (book) 2 — Novel listed as a favorite book by a user seeking reading recommendations while in a psychiatric ward

A Tale for the Time Being (book) 2 — Novel listed as a favorite book by a user seeking reading recommendations while in a psychiatric ward

God of Small Things (book) 2 — Novel listed as a favorite book by a user seeking reading recommendations while in a psychiatric ward

Frog (book) 2 — Novel by Mo Yan listed as a favorite book by a user seeking reading recommendations while in a psychiatric ward

Earthlings (book) 2 — Novel listed as a favorite book by a user seeking reading recommendations while in a psychiatric ward

Mo Yan (person) 2 — Author whose novel Frog is listed as a favorite by a user seeking reading recommendations

AMLO (person) 2 — President of Mexico who discussed how strong families and communities in Mexico lead to low demand for drugs compared to...

The Monkey Wrench Gang (book) 2 — Eco-activist favorite novel whose 10th anniversary edition was illustrated by R. Crumb

Elaine Aron (person) 2 — Author who wrote about Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), describing them as individuals easily overwhelmed by sensory expe...

Luis Alberto Spinetta (person) 2 — Argentine rock musician from the 70s/80s predicted to have future influence on contemporary rock music comparable to Can...

Gustavo Cerati (person) 2 — Argentine rock musician from the 70s/80s predicted to become influential to today's musicians similar to Can's influence...

Can (person) 2 — German experimental rock band whose influence on Radiohead in 2000 is used as comparison for how Argentine rock musician...

Frank Dicksee (person) 2 — Artist whose painting "Romeo and Juliet" is featured in a post about romantic art alongside works by Hayez, Toulouse-Lau...

Frederic William Burton (person) 2 — Artist whose painting "The Meeting on the Turret Stairs" is featured in a collection of romantic art alongside works by ...

Julie Cruise (person) 2 — Musician whose song 'Mysteries of Love' is referenced in a tribute post to David Lynch.

Stephen Collins (person) 2 — Actor from 7th Heaven who was recorded admitting to abusing underage girls but faced minimal legal consequences.

Andy Weir (person) 2 — Author of The Martian criticized for emotionless, styleless writing lacking metaphor or compelling characters

The Quartering (person) 2 — Anti-SJW gamergate grifter mentioned as part of temp worker's media consumption

Critical Drinker (person) 2 — Anti-SJW gamergate grifter mentioned as part of temp worker's media consumption

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (book) 2 — Memoir by Dave Eggers referenced negatively in a post about literary rejection

Commodus (person) 2 — Roman Emperor who famously fought as a gladiator in the Colosseum, compared to Trump working at McDonald's.

Hanna Barbera (place) 2 — Animation studio referenced as producing 'pure distilled slop' cartoons in previous generations

Vienna Secession (concept) 2 — Art movement referenced as the peak of art at the end of the 19th/beginning of 20th century before vanguard movements

Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (person) 2 — Artist who created The Christian Martyr in 1865, discussed in context of 19th century art.

Christian Boltanski (person) 2 — Contemporary artist interested in other people's lives and histories, exploring traces of individual existence

The Dandy Warhols (album) 2 — Band whose song 'Bohemian Like You' was on rotation on MTV2.

MTV2 (place) 2 — Music television channel that played The Dandy Warhols' 'Bohemian Like You' on rotation

Mobb Deep (album) 2 — Hip-hop group whose mainstream hit 'Survival of the Fittest' was shared for being 'too good not to share'

Vera Lutter (person) 2 — Contemporary photographer who uses camera obscuras to produce large-scale, black-and-white negative photographs of urban...

Strawberry Jam (album) 2 — Album by Animal Collective that was influential in high school for the poster but has faded from cultural relevance.

Anthony Jeselnik (person) 2 — Comedian criticized for repetitive 'subversive' humor that is described as 'Reddit edgy' and ultimately soy.

Castle in the Sky (film) 2 — Studio Ghibli film praised as one of the most movingly beautiful films of all time that changed how the poster viewed fi...

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (film) 2 — Studio Ghibli film described as the poster's actual favorite film and rival to Castle in the Sky in animation quality.

Isao Takahata (person) 2 — Studio Ghibli director and visionary whose works are considered Art and international cinema.

Portnoy's Complaint (book) 2 — A novel mentioned as a top recommendation for Red Scare-related media, alongside The Sopranos

Adorno (person) 2 — German philosopher whose flamboyant writing style is appreciated unlike Deleuze's.

Benjamin Britten (person) 2 — British composer whose Peter Grimes interludes were featured in Adam Curtis's documentary 'It Felt Like A Kiss'.